Albie I went boogie-boarding on the beach today. I liked it. It was fun. Going over the waves on a boogie board was like flying! I met a new friend, Max. He was very nice. He knows how to boogie board very well. Noah The waves were very gentle, gentle like a sheep at the …
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Mona
Albie We got a new dog to look after in our house. Her name is Mona. She is very nice and kind. She looks out for us.
Jamaica juice and mangoes
Noah Today, we learned how to make the drink Jamaica. The Jamaica is made with dried hibiscus flowers. You take the flowers and add water in a saucepan, and then you boil them for a few minutes. That makes a hibiscus tea. You add sugar. You had the sugary tea to a pitcher of water, …
Prehispanic drinks in Puerta Vallarta
Noah We drove to Puerta Vallarta today and had brunch there. We had chocolate pancakes covered in chocolate sauce, and they were very, very, very, very, very, very, a million times very good! We also had a taster of three different Prehispanic drinks. That means drinks that the Native people drank before the Spanish came. …
A vinegaroon!
Albie We found a vinegaroon when we arrived at our new house! It’s a type of creature that looks like a scorpion, but it’s not. We learned that we really can’t forget to check our shoes! If you leave your shoes outside, you have to check that there isn’t a vinegaroon or a scorpion or …
Day 6: Driving to our new home in Sayulita
Albie There was a dog called Doris at the last campsite we stayed in. I tried to feed her but I couldn’t. The water there was very dangerous. Noah We travelled the last day to Sayulita, where we will live for four months. Everything along the way was every single shade of green you can …
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A new friend
Noah We met a new friend. He’s called Mateo. He will be in 2nd grade with me in our school in Mexico. We went to look at crabs and sea urchins with him. We saw lots of them. Mateo is really fun. Albie When we went to the beach with Mateo it was very fun.
Day 5: Further down the coast
Albie The journey here was really fun. The beach is very awesome. The waves are actually very dangerous. The not-dangerous waves crashed us and we tried to escape. When we played dominoes, I won every time. The sunset was so orange it was basically the sun, and it was also purple. It was very relaxing …
Photos from beach-camping
Days 3 and 4: beach camping!
Noah We are camping on the beach for two nights. The beach is really fun, and the water is warm but not too warm. We found a lot of coral and seashells. There were shells that looked like party hats, and shells that looked like mouths without teeth. We played in the ocean and I …
Noah and Albie’s adventures in Mexico! 